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Cladonia squamosa

(Scop.) Hoffm.

Dragon Cladonia

G5Secure Found in 46 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123233
Element CodeNLTEST6880
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyCladoniaceae
GenusCladonia
Other Common Names
Cladonie squameuse (FR) cup lichen (EN) Dragon Pixie Lichen (EN)
Concept Reference
Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4): 467-549.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-09
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-11-17
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This species is widespread in North America and occasional in the Pacific Northwest" (McCune and Geiser 1997), but has a scattered distribution (c.f. Thomson 1984). "Cladonia squamosa is widespread on soil, mosses and humus covered rocks in mature and open woods in most of eastern United States and Canada" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
DelawareSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
LabradorS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (46)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Alaska (6)
AreaForestAcres
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (10)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
West Virginia (9)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
References (4)
  1. Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
  2. Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4): 467-549.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
  4. McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. A co-publication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 386 pp.